Screens worked in red and green wools stood in the vicinity of the fireplace, the walls were lined with black pictures, and the floor, hidden in dark shadow and sunken in places, conveyed an instant idea of damp and mildew.
"Muslin"
George Moore
No frost can freeze it, no fog can mildew it, no heat can paralyze it, no potentate can crush it.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
He was so tight the dimes in his pocket used to mildew from laying.
"The Vertical City"
Fannie Hurst